Exterro FTK Imager up to 8.2 XML parser Report.xml xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Exterro FTK Imager up to 8.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the file Report.xml of the component XML parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-82525. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Exterro FTK Imager up to 8.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the file Report.xml of the component XML parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Exterro FTK Imager before 8.3 contains an XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability that allows attackers to read arbitrary files from the host filesystem by embedding malicious external entity references and attacker-controlled XSLT stylesheets within a Report.xml file inside a UFDR ZIP evidence item. Attackers can craft a malicious UFDR archive that, when previewed by an examiner, causes the XML parser to resolve file:// external entity references and execute msxsl:script within the external stylesheet to exfiltrate the resolved file contents to an attacker-controlled endpoint via a generated image URL.

The advisory is available at d1kpmuwb7gvu1i.cloudfront.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-82525 since 08/29/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

By approaching the search of inurl:Report.xml it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Exterro

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• FTK Imager

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• 8.0
• 8.1
• 8.2

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